Medical
- MBBS — Osmania Medical College
- Diploma in Practical Dermatology — Cardiff University, UK
- Diploma in Dermatology — AAAM
The doctor
Dr. (Lt Col) Khagendra Varada
A dermatologist and dermatosurgeon of forty-five years — twenty-five of them in uniform, where you treat whatever walks in and you learn to be certain before you act.
45
years in practice10,000+
patients treatedBackground
Trained where certainty matters.
Dr. Varada qualified MBBS from Osmania Medical College and spent twenty-five years as a medical officer in the Indian Army Medical Corps, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Army dermatology is unglamorous and broad: you see the whole spectrum, often late, frequently without the option of referring on.
That shaped how the practice runs today. Diagnosis comes before treatment, and treatment comes with a timeline you are told in advance. Where a condition cannot be cured, it is described as controllable, not curable — which is the honest word and, in vitiligo and psoriasis, the accurate one.
Post-service, he built the practice that patients still know as BNR Skin & Vitiligo Hospital, adding formal training in practical dermatology at Cardiff University and in aesthetic dermatology through the AAAM. The clinic in Secunderabad is the same one, under the name Dr. Varada’s Skin & Hair Center.
Qualifications
Credentials
Service
- Lieutenant Colonel, Indian Army Medical Corps
- 25 years as a serving medical officer
- Field and station hospital dermatology
Professional
- Member, Indian Medical Association
- Dermatosurgery — grafting and excision lists
- Consulting at one clinic, in Secunderabad
“A patient who understands what is happening to their skin will follow the plan. A patient who has only been sold a package will stop at the first month that looks like nothing is changing.”Dr. (Lt Col) Khagendra Varada
Special interest
Vitiligo, and the surgery most centres don’t offer.
The practice began as a vitiligo hospital. Four decades on, it remains the area with the most depth — including melanocyte transplant and punch grafting for stable disease, which relatively few centres in India perform.
Surgical repigmentation is not for everyone and is not offered to everyone. It requires disease that has been stable for a defined period, and the assessment for that is a clinical decision made at the first visit, not a booking made online.
How graft surgery worksAssessed before it’s offered
Stability, site and duration decide whether surgery is appropriate. Being told no is a common and correct outcome.
Patients travel for it
People come from across Telangana and beyond. Send photographs before booking travel so the trip is worth making.
How he works
What a first appointment is, and isn’t.
- Is a diagnosis, examined and named
- Is a timeline, with a review date
- Is the cost of the plan, before it begins
- Isn’t a package sold on the spot
- Isn’t a guarantee of a result
- Isn’t a prescription without an examination
Questions patients actually ask
About the doctor
What are Dr. Varada’s qualifications?
MBBS from Osmania Medical College, a Diploma in Practical Dermatology from Cardiff University in the UK, and a Diploma in Dermatology from the AAAM. He is a member of the Indian Medical Association and retired from the Indian Army Medical Corps as a Lieutenant Colonel.
How many years has he been practising?
Forty-five years in dermatology, twenty-five of which were spent as a serving medical officer in the Army Medical Corps.
Is this the same doctor as BNR Skin & Vitiligo Hospital?
Yes. BNR Skin & Vitiligo Hospital is the practice’s former name. It is the same doctor, the same clinic in Secunderabad, the same clinical records and the same specialism in vitiligo — now practising as Dr. Varada’s Skin & Hair Center.
Where does he see patients?
At one clinic, in Karkhana, Secunderabad — the address the practice has held for years. Everything runs there: consultations, phototherapy, laser and the dermatosurgery list.
Can I consult him online?
Yes. Video consultations are arranged over WhatsApp and suit second opinions, chronic condition reviews and patients outside Hyderabad. Anything requiring a procedure will need an in-person visit.
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